Understanding C4: The Continuously Concurrent Compacting Collector

White Paper

In this report

Azul Platform Prime® (formerly Zing) is the only JVM that uses Azul’s patented C4 – Continuously Concurrent Compacting Collector – to provide pauseless garbage collection operation.

In this white paper you’ll learn how C4:

concurrently compacts the Java heap
allows the application to continue to execute while remapping of memory is performed
allows applications to completely separate heap size from response times
delivers predictable, consistent Java GC behavior

Azul delivers massive scale & performance to